Your high school Spanish students have been extremely excited about a recent project in your class. Students have been writing scripts and acting out “commercials” in Spanish for imaginary products. You have recorded the commercials on a digital camcorder and uploaded the videos to YouTube. The response has been very positive to these videos, and several students have uploaded them to their personal MySpace pages and blogs to share them with friends.
However, one of your students, Olivia, just forwarded you a comment written in response to one of the videos in which she participated and asks for help translating. The comment is in Spanish and contains several sexual references and curse words. When Olivia clicks on the commenter's username to find out more about the person, she sees videos with sexual content. What do you tell your students about the comment and what Olivia saw, and how do you advise them to respond?
Response to Student (Plan of Action):
The teacher will have the following response to the student when inappropriate content is posted:
Discuss internet safety protocols with Olivia and her group members.
Tell the students that the comment was inappropriate and that telling an adult was the right way to handle the situation.
Inform students that if they are unaware of comments or a profile, that they should report it before clicking on any links.
Instruct students to remove the posting.
Block user from posting any further comments on the video
Advise students to use safety settings on their sites.
They should not use their names or other identifying information.
They should ensure the setting regarding moderating comments is selected.
Notify Olivia's parents
Let them know how she handled the situation (with humility - or other descriptors)
Report the user to YouTube
Follow up with Activity cards and discussion guide (if not done before the situation occurred) from http://www.netsmartz.org on predators and inappropriate content.
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Scenario:
Your high school Spanish students have been extremely excited about a recent project in your class. Students have been writing scripts and acting out “commercials” in Spanish for imaginary products. You have recorded the commercials on a digital camcorder and uploaded the videos to YouTube. The response has been very positive to these videos, and several students have uploaded them to their personal MySpace pages and blogs to share them with friends.
However, one of your students, Olivia, just forwarded you a comment written in response to one of the videos in which she participated and asks for help translating. The comment is in Spanish and contains several sexual references and curse words. When Olivia clicks on the commenter's username to find out more about the person, she sees videos with sexual content. What do you tell your students about the comment and what Olivia saw, and how do you advise them to respond?
Response to Student (Plan of Action):
The teacher will have the following response to the student when inappropriate content is posted: